Unknown Wreck 114723

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		38 56.969 N,75 10.553 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.949478
  • Longitude: -75.175875
Wreck Depth 24.38 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM18/54-- BRANDYWINE SHOAL - WRECK SOUTHWESTWARD; A 66-FOOT F/V WITH A 65-FOOT MAST HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN 80 FEET APPROX. 7,400 YARDS, 225 DEG. FROM BRANDYWINE SHOAL LIGHT. APPROX. POS. LAT. 38-56-33N, LONG. 75-10-09W. H9172/68-70-- OPR-480; CHARTED WRECK CLEARED TO 66 FEET IN TWO DIRECTIONS, NO HANG, AREA CLEAR 0.3 X 2.3 MILES, DRAG CONDITIONS DIFICULT DUE TO STEEP BOTTOM; NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO SUFACE NAVIGATION. H9758WD/76-- OPR-515-RU/HE; ITEM #4; NOT HUNG; CLEARED BY 66 FEET. (UP 7/19/93, SJV) H10234/94-- OPR-D368-WH; 4 SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACTS WERE FOUND WITHIN A 20-METER RADIUS WITHIN THE AWOIS SEARCH RADIUS. DIVERS DESCRIBE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AS METAL WRECKAGE 9 TO 12 METERS LONG, 2.4 METERS WIDE STANDING 1.2 METERS OFF THE BOTTOM. PNEUMO LD OF 24.4 METERS (80 FEET) IN LAT. 38-56-58.12N, LONG. 75-10-15.33W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING THE DANGEROUS WRECK CHARTED IN LAT. 38-56-33.40N, LONG. 75-10-07.06W AND CHARTING A NON-DANGEROUS SUBM WRECK (80 FT) AS SURVEYED. VISIBILITY 5-10 FEET. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN): W=15846.8, X=27204.6, Y=42736.8, Z=59245.8. (UP 8/28/95, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 2323, TRAWLER, SUNK 1954, POSITION ACCURACY 1 MILE.

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